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1st question wrong Who Wants to be a Millionaire

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The 100 dollar question, the easiest question on the show.. WRONG!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (also called simply Millionaire for short) is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by the British production company Celador. The maximum cash prize (in the original British version) is one million pounds. Most international versions offer a top prize of one million units of the local currency, though the actual value of the prize varies widely, depending on the currency's exchange rate. The contestants first have to undergo a preliminary round, called "Fastest Finger First", where they are all given a question and four answers from the host, and are asked to put those four answers into a particular order. (In the very first series of the British version, and until the end of the 2003 season in the Australian version, "Fastest Finger First" required the contestants to answer one multiple choice question correctly as quickly as possible.) The contestant who does this correctly and in the fastest time goes on to sit in the chair (the "hotseat") and play for the maximum possible prize (often a million in the local currency, though this depends on its value). This segment was cut after Meredith Vieira took over the US version as it moved to daytime TV.

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'MILLIONAIRE'
(Anonymous)
2006-11-24 02:04 pm UTC (link)
Extracts from the book, The Truth about 'Millionaire'. 'Millionaire' is a board game and TV programme created and copyrighted by John Baccini in 1982. The TV show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? was aired as a TV show in 1999, it is a direct rip-off of the game 'Millionaire'. Baccini claimed, in the High Courts of Justice, that Individuals from Celador and ITV had plagiarized his concepts for the game. Celador and ITV had viewed Baccini's game 'Millionaire' during 1995 and 1996 and took three years to finally broadcast it under the name of WWTBAM?. The Celador team, the ones that claimed they created 'The Cash Mountain'- the first name for WWTBAM?, are now millionaires themselves. Baccini said, 'the only part of 'Millionaire' that they did not steal and use in WWTBAM? was a part of the 'Life-Lines' section. 'Millionaire' did not contain the 'Phone-a-Friend' section. That was a great idea and came from another game. It was thought-up by someone else, who also does not receive acknowledgment or reward. 'There is a five page document known as 'The Cash Mountain', written by David Briggs in 1995, he and Celador claims. Although it contains no resemblance to WWTBAM? Celador claimed it was the same game. Bear in mind, this document went on to earn in excess of one billion pounds and many companies have benefited big time. They changed the name of 'The Cash Mountain' to 'Cash Mountain' then to WWTBAM? - from a list of thirty seven possible names, which did not contain the name 'Millionaire', strangely enough. For Celador and ITV to call this game 'Millionaire' straight away was a direct steal, although, on internal mail, ITV referred to it as 'Millionaire' from the word go. Baccini, who acted as a litigant in person, was granted the right for a trial by the Vice Chancellor. Because he was suddenly struck with a paralyzing illness, and could not attend court he had no other choice but to accept an out of court settlement. Although now, a new light is being shed over this claim and Baccini might re-open proceedings elsewhere in the World. When asked, 'how do you feel about 'Millionaire' now?', Baccini says. 'Proud, when I read things like, 'Millionaire' has made hundreds of millions of pounds for Celador and ITV and kept thousands of people in work around the World etc., etc. What really hurts is; as yet, I still cannot say to the World, 'I did that!' and I do not receive any acknowledgment, or royalties of course, for the creation of 'Millionaire'. Also, these people, who claimed I was not capable of conceiving such a game, carry-on telling the World that they thought of 'Millionaire' and, reap all of the benefits. Don't forget, where 'Millionaire' is concerned; I have proof of my game and, I am probably the only person in the World who has sat down and read all of their documents and statements regarding The 'Cash Mountain', 'WWTBAM?' and how they were supposed to have conceived it.., what a pack of lies! I have even veiwed the very first show of WWTBAM? known as the 'Pilot'. This pilot was not very good. The Pilot game starts with one pound and contains twenty questions, the same as 'Millionaire'. Baccini did not only loose-out over the game 'Millionaire'. There was another game, The 'BT Lottery'. This contained all the relavant ideas for the Phone Line Entry Point for WWTBAM? as well as, urging TV to use Telephone Lines to interact with their audience. This idea was drawn-up by Baccini in 1989 and given to BT in 1990. The BT Lottery explained how this was possible and how it would become a viable and exciting idea. Now all Television companies through-out the World use this method. Celador claimed that it was their idea, eight years later, and BT told me I had not reserved the right to confidentciality. WWTBAM? phone-in-lines are used through-out the World for all of the shows produced, every one of these lines are run by the same company, not BT. How did they obtain the rights? 'I have asked them to stop calling the game of WWTBAM? 'Millionaire' and have told them I still intend to market my game, 'Millionaire'. Would you like to know what they said?'

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